Danish Royal Enclaves

The Danish Royal Enclaves were the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark which was located within the Duchy of Schleswig.

Most of these areas were returned after the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.

Before the war of 1864, the Danish monarchy consisted of the Kingdom of Denmark and the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenborg.

All four areas belonged to the absolute monarch; but the government in Copenhagen was divided into the Danish Chancellery, which was responsible for the kingdom and finances, and the Schleswig-Holstein Chancellery, which was responsible for the duchies and foreign policy.

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